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Angier Biddle Duke

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Diplomat

The Resume

    (November 30, 1915-April 29, 1995)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Kennedy (January 24, 1961 – January 20, 1965)
    Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Johnson (April 1, 1968 – September 26, 1968)
    United States Ambassador to El Salvador (1952-53), Spain (1965 - 68), Denmark (1968 - 69), and Morocco (1979 - 81),

Why he might be annoying:

    What kind of a middle name is Biddle?
    He looked like a Bond villain.
    He was born into a wealthy family.
    He dropped out of Yale after his junior year.
    He was a two-time divorcee who married four times.
    He had a receding hairline before he even turned forty.
    His career as an ambassador was cut short by Carter's loss to Reagan, proceeded by twelve years over Republican control.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served as an Air Force officer during World War II in North Africa and Europe.
    When President Truman appointed him - at 36 -ambassador to El Salvador, he became the youngest U.S. Ambassador in U.S. history to that point.
    He resigned his 20-year Washington Metropolitan Club membership in 1961 when the club refused to permit black people as guests.
    His third wife was killed in a plane crash.
    He actively supported fair-housing legislation and anti-discrimination measures.
    He used his office to help nonwhite diplomats get housing and food service on their visits to the US.
    He supervised the protocol for world leaders who attended the funeral of John F. Kennedy.
    He was hit by a car and killed while in-line skating.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying